RHensley
Resident Hand Model
This will be either interesting enlightening or just plain boring. At any rate here it tis.
I grew up on a farm where we killed our own hogs and beef and chickens. When it came to hogs a shot between the eyes and a knife to the neck then a quick bath in scolding water. we took our old knives from the house and scrapped the hair off the pig before butchering. This explains my first attempt at straight razor shaving. It was in the late 60s when I tried shaving with an old straight duel razor . After that I put it aside and went back to the Gillette safety razor with the copper blades. Most folks never saw these blades but I assure you there was at one time these very cheap blades. I think they were less than 60 cents a pack of 5. I may be wrong. I went into the USAF in Jan. 69 . When I got to my first base after basic I found a barber shop with this young barber who talked me into using one of those new straight razors with the changeable blade. My problem was the blade would not stay in the razor (because of improper use). Now after I got out of the service in 73 I found a couple of straights at a pawn shop that was new in the box. Solingen and a Sheffield. Now thinking that new in the box meant that they were shave ready. well I did shave with them but not that good. Not much better than the old razor I tried when I was in my teens. So I went back to the safety razor. by now there was better blades. But not by much. The plant I worked at had a company pick nick and as luck would have it I won a brand new Remington electric shaver cordless. Fancy. I kept it plugged in for the quick touch up you know. Now back in those days It was kind of like now. I wouldn't shave for at least two or three days. I had a heavy beard in those days. Heavy and thick. I remember this as if it were yesterday. I got off work on a Friday afternoon and went home took a shower clean cloths and grabbed the Cordless Electric razor and out the door I went. I had a DATE! I got about 1 1/2 mile down the road when the New fully charged Remington Electric shaver chocked down on my face while going about 70 mph. I pulled over turned the car off and I had to take the head off the razor and by luck I got it off my face. Back to the safety razor I go. After that by then they had come out with the plastic through away razors and I used them until about maybe sometimes in the 90s when I tried the straights again. The about 15 or so years ago I found the First SRP. That's when I got back into straights again. I found some razors on eBay and sent them to a someone to hone. later I found that person to be one of my GOOD FRIENDS. This person not only helped me with learning how to use a straight but to hone a straight. A gentleman, friend and mentor. I've met lots of folks here on SRP. All great folks. I've blessed and happy to have met you all. Anyway maybe ya'll will get a kick out of this little trip down shaving lane for me.
I grew up on a farm where we killed our own hogs and beef and chickens. When it came to hogs a shot between the eyes and a knife to the neck then a quick bath in scolding water. we took our old knives from the house and scrapped the hair off the pig before butchering. This explains my first attempt at straight razor shaving. It was in the late 60s when I tried shaving with an old straight duel razor . After that I put it aside and went back to the Gillette safety razor with the copper blades. Most folks never saw these blades but I assure you there was at one time these very cheap blades. I think they were less than 60 cents a pack of 5. I may be wrong. I went into the USAF in Jan. 69 . When I got to my first base after basic I found a barber shop with this young barber who talked me into using one of those new straight razors with the changeable blade. My problem was the blade would not stay in the razor (because of improper use). Now after I got out of the service in 73 I found a couple of straights at a pawn shop that was new in the box. Solingen and a Sheffield. Now thinking that new in the box meant that they were shave ready. well I did shave with them but not that good. Not much better than the old razor I tried when I was in my teens. So I went back to the safety razor. by now there was better blades. But not by much. The plant I worked at had a company pick nick and as luck would have it I won a brand new Remington electric shaver cordless. Fancy. I kept it plugged in for the quick touch up you know. Now back in those days It was kind of like now. I wouldn't shave for at least two or three days. I had a heavy beard in those days. Heavy and thick. I remember this as if it were yesterday. I got off work on a Friday afternoon and went home took a shower clean cloths and grabbed the Cordless Electric razor and out the door I went. I had a DATE! I got about 1 1/2 mile down the road when the New fully charged Remington Electric shaver chocked down on my face while going about 70 mph. I pulled over turned the car off and I had to take the head off the razor and by luck I got it off my face. Back to the safety razor I go. After that by then they had come out with the plastic through away razors and I used them until about maybe sometimes in the 90s when I tried the straights again. The about 15 or so years ago I found the First SRP. That's when I got back into straights again. I found some razors on eBay and sent them to a someone to hone. later I found that person to be one of my GOOD FRIENDS. This person not only helped me with learning how to use a straight but to hone a straight. A gentleman, friend and mentor. I've met lots of folks here on SRP. All great folks. I've blessed and happy to have met you all. Anyway maybe ya'll will get a kick out of this little trip down shaving lane for me.